Editorial

Abstract

Issue No. 4 (31) of The Art of Eurasia Journal is devoted to icon painting. We can claim a large-scale revival of this art form in our country. Almost all major exhibitions now have sections of contemporary church art. Along with traditional tempera painting, other techniques are used here, allowing artists to achieve high artistic expressiveness and spiritual fulfilment. But the increase in the number of icon painters and new decorated churches also reveals the problem of the quality of new icons. In icon painting, not only the artist's skill and knowledge of the canon are important, but also a deep immersion in tradition and an understanding that the icon and the prayer experience are interconnected. In general, we believe that it is necessary to maintain a living connection with the tradition of icon painting, and therefore the “Forum” section contains articles that reveal the features of iconography, the regional specifics of icon painting associations in Siberia and Tobolsk Province, and present the rich collections of icons in the museums of Ryazan and Yugra.